Fiscal/Administrative Officer

Description

• Utilizes EDP systems for financial records, reports and analyses;
• Performs a variety of professional fiscal and administrative functions;
• Reviews various contracts, financial documents and financial reports to ensure compliance with grant requirements;
• Assists in formulation of policies and procedures relating to area(s) of responsibility and implementation of such policies and procedures;
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• Exercises functional supervision over a variety of clerical fiscal/administrative activities such as maintenance of accounting records, payroll preparation, preparation and processing of purchase requisitions, grant and contract record keeping;
• grants and contracts preparation and administration;
• May supervise support services such as stores, inventory, mailroom, security or maintenance;
• Prepares budget reports;
• Prepares various financial statements and statistical or narrative fiscal/administrative reports;
• Provides technical assistance to grantees regarding accounting procedures;
• Assists head of fiscal/administrative operations, division head or agency head in budget preparation by compiling and consolidating data and projecting expenditures;
• Prepares or reviews grant budgets and other fiscal portions of grant applications;
• interpret and apply statutes, regulations and administrative policies;
• prepare and analyze financial documents and reports;
• Acts as liaison with agency central fiscal and administrative office(s) and/or central state agencies;
• Assists in planning and implementation of financial aspects of EDP systems;
• Maintains budget control by reviewing and authorizing expenditures and monitoring expenditures against appropriations and allotments;
• utilize EDP systems for financial management.
• Performs technical purchasing tasks such as soliciting bids and recommending contract awards;

Requirements

• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (l/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• oral and written communication skills;
• Experience working with governmental budgeting and accounting;
• Experience with generating and analyzing financial information related to the Comprehensive Financial Status Report (CFSR);
• Experience with developing/documenting procedures and manuals;
• Experience adopting to changing priorities and working under compressed deadlines;
• A Master's degree in public administration, business administration or accounting may be substituted for one (1) year of the Special Experience.
• interpersonal skills;
• For state employees two (2) years as a Fiscal/Administrative Assistant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
• purchasing principles and procedures;
• Experience working independently with the demonstrated ability to solve challenging problems.
• Advanced experience with Excel (creating pivot tables, macros, VLOOKUP, and advanced formulas);
• Ability to
• Experience with using Microsoft Word and Teams;
• Knowledge of
• In this role, you may be required to travel throughout the State and work within correctional facilities.
• For state employees two (2) years as a Purchasing Assistant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
• principles and practices of public administration with special reference to governmental budget management and governmental accounting;
• Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience and Special Experience.
• Experience with Core-CT financial modules and EPM or STARS report generation including, query building and dashboard development;

Benefits

• This position will be located at 24 Wolcott Hill Road in Wethersfield, CT with flexibility for a hybrid work schedule upon completion of working test period.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance